FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE06-49
September
29, 2006
Contact: Ian Michaels
(718) 595-6600
First Turkey Hunting Season on New York City Water Supply Lands Begins October 1 on 7500 Acres
Commissioner Emily Lloyd of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced today that the first turkey hunting season on protected New York City water supply lands will begin October 1 and run through November 17.
This summer, the DEP designated 20 parcels comprising 7500 acres throughout eight watershed counties for an expanded hunting program including small game, turkey and bear. Previously, only deer hunting had been allowed on DEP watershed lands. Next year, the Department intends to extend the new hunting program to all City watershed lands where deer hunting is currently allowed, except in cases where individual towns, villages or counties object.
Information about recreation on DEP lands is available on the Web at nyc.gov/watershed. Also available on the watershed recreation Web site is a new online application for DEP Access Permits that allows users to receive a new Permit instantly and to print out copies of existing Permits they may have lost. Hunt Tags, which are required in addition to Access Permits in order to hunt on DEP lands, will be available on the Web soon. However, Hunt Tag applications that can be printed and mailed are available at the site
As always, all hunting and other recreational activities on DEP land must be in compliance with applicable State regulations, including permit requirements.
The DEP has increased its hunting areas this year by over 4,000 acres and now has over 36,000 acres open for deer hunting. A total of over 74,000 acres of DEP lands are open to the public, with over 25,000 acres and 21 reservoirs or controlled lakes available for fishing. Over 105,000 people have Access Permits and over 11,000 people received Hunt Tags last year.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) manages New York City’s water supply, which is collected from three watersheds comprising nearly 2000 square miles, 19 reservoirs and three controlled lakes and provides over one billion gallons of quality drinking water daily serving over half the population of New York State. The DEP manages 14 in-City wastewater treatment plans, as well as nine-treatment plants upstate. DEP’s operations and investments translate into 1833 jobs in the West of Hudson watershed, and DEP pays over $100 million a year in taxes in the watershed.
DEP 2006 – 2007 SMALL GAME HUNTING AREAS |
County |
Hunting Area |
Town(s) |
Location |
Acres |
Delaware |
Weaver Hollow Unit |
Andes & Middletown |
Weaver Hollow Road |
622 |
Barbour Brook Unit |
Tompkins |
Barbour Brook Road |
344 |
Peakes Brook Unit |
Delhi |
Peakes Brook & Frank Hafele Roads |
194 |
Dutchess |
East Fishkill Unit |
East Fishkill |
Route 52 & Leetown Road |
584 |
Greene |
West Hollow Unit |
Ashland |
Sutton Hollow Road |
88 |
Mount Hayden Unit |
Windham |
Nauvoo & Bagley Roads |
698 |
Balsam Mountain Unit |
Lexington |
Spruceton Road |
379 |
Putnam |
Big Buck Unit |
Kent |
Farmers Mills & South Lake Roads |
32 |
Dean Pond Unit |
Kent |
Horse Pound Road |
201 |
White Pond Unit |
Kent |
White Pond Road |
197 |
Schoharie |
West Conesville Unit |
Conesville |
Route 990V & Bull Hill Road |
245 |
Hubbard Hill Unit |
Gilboa |
East Conesville Road |
290 |
Bluebird Road Unit |
Conesville |
South Mountain & Blue Bird Roads |
222 |
Sullivan |
Conklin Brook Unit |
Neversink |
Woodard Road |
143 |
Blue Hill Unit |
Neversink |
Blue Hill & Hunter Roads |
314 |
West Neversink Unit |
Neversink |
Aiden Hill Road |
1,194 |
Ulster |
Mink Hollow Unit |
Woodstock |
Mink Hollow Road |
614 |
South Rondout Unit |
Wawarsing |
Route 55 & Sherman Road |
704 |
Big Indian Cluster |
Shandaken |
Route 28 |
272 |
Westchester |
Louden Point |
North Castle |
Route 120 |
180 |